"So why are you doing this? Who instructed you, and did you kill Yao? ”

The man looked frightened and said, "Yes...... It was the lady who instructed the minions. ”

As soon as she heard him say this, Qingdi sneered, and she said: "If you say that someone else instructed me, I will still suspect that it was the He family, but as soon as you open your mouth, you will be sure that the He family will not be sent by the He family, and I also believe that when the He family picks people, they will definitely not pick people like you!" ”

"Slave...... ......The man bowed his head and did not dare to speak.

After being silent for a long time, Chu Yaocen asked again, "Where did you come from?" Who sent you to the Chu family, or did the Chu family go out to recruit people, and you came? ”

Qingdi glanced at Chu Yaocen, Chu Yaocen asked, suspecting that this person was sent by someone outside, but Qingdi didn't seem to have provoked anyone outside except for a Yin family and Fengyanhui, could it be that they made it? It's not like it, right...... Those two people are now in a mess of their own affairs, where do they still have the heart to deal with her.

The man remained silent.

Chu Yaocen smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, there are detailed records of the origin of everyone in the Chu family, and I will send someone to check it later." ”

Although it was a cold day, the sweat on the kneeling man's forehead was about to drip after hearing this.

Apricot stood behind the two of them, listening to the two of them all the time, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and said, "The slave seems to have seen him somewhere, the slave and the maid said that when he didn't come to the Chu family, he had seen him before that." ”

"Oh?" Qingdi turned around and asked her, "Where did you see that?" ”

"At that time, the slave maid was still on an errand with the imperial concubine, as if she had seen him, and he seemed to be a member of the palace." Apricot Road.

After hearing this, Chu Yaocen squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then waved his hand and said to Xingzi: "You take this person out and lock him up first, and I will interrogate him later." ”

Apricot answered and took the man away.

After no one was in the room, Qingdi asked Chu Yaocen, "What's wrong?" Did you suddenly think of something when you sent them away? ”

"I'm guessing...... Could this person be the imperial concubine? Did the imperial concubine send him over to provoke you and the He family? Chu Yaocen asked.

Qingdi hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense, the imperial concubine is so good to me, how can she harm me?" You don't know, the last time I enjoyed the flowers in the plum garden, the imperial concubine pulled me all the way to talk, ignoring the He family, and called the He family, the housewife, had no face at all, I think the imperial concubine was facing me. ”

Chu Yaocen couldn't help but feel funny, and asked her, "Then why do you think the imperial concubine likes you?" ”

"She said she thought I was in love." Qingdi replied to him.

Chu Yaocen tapped Qingdi's nose and chuckled: "Silly girl, do you think you are really so good-looking, so that you can see both men and women?" The Imperial Concubine is good to you, but because she knows my mother's identity. ”

Qingdi rubbed the nose that Chu Yaocen had pointed just now, and looked at Chu Yaocen suspiciously, not believing him at all.

"Alright, I'm just skeptical. Let's go see the Imperial Concubine in the afternoon, I have some other things to tell her. Chu Yaocen said.

Qingdi nodded, anyway, she didn't believe that the imperial concubine would be the mastermind behind this matter. "But I really didn't expect that Apricot would actually stand up and identify this person as the person of the imperial concubine, I always felt that although Apricot was by my side, she had always been the person of the imperial concubine, and I also had reservations about her in some things, but now it seems that I am careful, and Apricot is a person worthy of trust."

Chu Yaocen smiled and was noncommittal. In fact, even if Kyoko doesn't say it, he can find out, if Kyoko knows this and deliberately says it in order to gain Qingdi's trust, then this Kyoko is not a simple character. But if it's really as Qingdi thinks, Apricot is dedicated to Qingdi, then it's a good henchman.

But that won't be known for a while.

Subsequently, Chu Yaocen sent someone to send a letter of request to see the imperial concubine, and in the afternoon, the palace sent someone to personally come over to pick up Chu Yaocen into the palace.

When I saw the imperial concubine, she was leaning on the chaise longue, and the warm sun of early winter shone through the window and shone on her body, which made this usually capable and decisive woman have a more kind taste.

Chu Yaocen saluted: "Auntie." ”

The imperial concubine pursed her lips and smiled: "What? Don't call me sister anymore? ”

Chu Yaocen also smiled: "Auntie, I was ignorant before, and I offended my aunt." ”

"Why, sit down." The imperial concubine ordered someone to move a chair for him, sat up herself, and after sitting down, asked him, "Yao Cen, why did your illness suddenly get better?" My aunt thought it was incredible. ”

"I went through some thrilling and strange things in Nanzhong, so I got better. If my aunt wants to hear it, she might as well drop off all her subordinates, and I'll tell my aunt slowly. Chu Yaocen said, and said, "I'm afraid of saying it and scaring you these beautiful little palace maids." ”

"Look at you, why are you talking so frivolous now, don't always mess with the Seventh Prince in the future, look at the Four Princes, how generous they are." The imperial concubine said jokingly, and then waved her hand to make everyone retreat.

After the others left, the imperial concubine asked, "Yao Cen, I really can't believe that a person who has been stupid for more than ten years can suddenly get better, and after getting better, he is still so smart and understands everything." You tell your aunt honestly, were you pretending to be stupid before? ”

"Instead of talking about this matter first, let's explain to my aunt what happened to the death of the Yao family in the Chu family's mansion." Chu Yaocen was not polite at all, and said such things as soon as he opened his mouth.

The imperial concubine was stunned, then laughed and said, "You are talking to me with such an attitude, it seems that you have already asked that person, and I sent it." ”

Chu Yaocen sighed and said, "Sure enough, my aunt did it, how many eyeliners did you arrange in our Chu family, auntie." ”

"Child, you don't understand my good intentions." The imperial concubine sighed with a smile, and then said, "Didn't I do this to follow your wishes, so that you and Qingdi could quickly have some irreparable contradictions with the group of people in the Chu family, and then leave the Chu family to do what they wanted to do?" ”

Chu Yaocen had a cold face and said, "But I don't want Qingdi to be hurt a little bit, and I don't want my aunt to start with Qingdi when she provokes." ”

"What? I don't start with her, I start with you? Or are you always reluctant to really make the He family doomed? Have you forgotten? The imperial concubine said, got up and walked to Chu Yaocen's side, "Your mother was killed by the He family, don't you really want to take revenge?" ”

Chu Yaocen turned his face slightly and replied to her: "Before my mother died, she told me a thousand times, saying that the Chu family was kind to me, so that I could never deal with anyone from the Chu family." ”

"He's person, I know very well, if you don't deal with her, she will still deal with you. You were a fool before, she might have been a little more affectionate, but now that you are back to normal, you have become a threat to her son, and she sees you as a thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh, and sooner or later she will get rid of you. ”

"Maybe, but that's our business." Chu Yaocen smiled slightly and asked, "Auntie, I'm very curious, why did you deal with the He family like this?" Although she loves money like life and is selfish, she respects you very much, and being the head of the Chu family is also decent, you don't seem to have any reason to hate her, right? ”

"No, I did these things not to hope for the He family, but for you." The imperial concubine said: "Yao Cen, when you were young, I knew that you were by no means a vulgar thing, and at that time I wanted to cultivate you well, but unfortunately a series of things happened to you later. Now that you're back to normal, I'm so happy, auntie......"

"Why?" Chu Yaocen interrupted her, "Auntie, what kind of person do you plan to cultivate me into?" ”

"I want you to enter the official career, our Chu family has been in business for generations, although we have received some respect because we are rich and rival the country, but those princes and nobles still look down on us very much, but if you can be an official and achieve the position of Taifu, Tai Lieutenant, or Prime Minister, it will really give our Chu family a glorious lintel." The imperial concubine paused for a moment, and then said: "Lin Yuan is also a good boy, but he is not as clever as you, you are the most suitable for this rapidly changing officialdom." ”

"My aunt wants me to enter the official career, no matter what I say, I am a civil official," Chu Yaocen smiled slightly, and said: "I want to be a general, I want to lead troops to fight, does my aunt think it is feasible?" ”

The imperial concubine was stunned for a moment, then smiled and stretched out her hand, knocked Chu Yaocen's head, and said, "You are so smart, what a waste to be a martial artist." ”

"Yao Cen thinks that those who really go to the battlefield need enough resourcefulness even more." Chu Yaocen smiled slightly, and asked the imperial concubine: "Auntie, are you afraid that when you are in charge of the government, let the people of the Chu family lead the troops, which will cause the dissatisfaction of the ministers of the court?" ”

The imperial concubine immediately turned cold and reprimanded: "Yao Cen, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”

Chu Yaocen hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I'm sorry aunt, Yaocen was rude." ”

"It's in the palace now, you have to be careful when you speak." The imperial concubine sighed, shook her head, and then said: "Yaocen, it is not easy for me to get to this position today, although I am now the largest in the harem, but His Majesty has not been sealed for a long time, and I don't know what he wants to do, and I don't know if Sheng'er can be the emperor." ”

"In my opinion, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince becomes the emperor, there are only two possibilities, one is that the aunt has enough power to manage the government and assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after His Majesty's death, and the second possibility is that His Majesty will delay it for another seven or eight years, and then ride to the west when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grows up. It's just that if it's the second possibility, then there is nothing to do with my aunt. ”

The imperial concubine clenched her fists, nodded and said: "I don't understand the truth you said, it's just that Your Majesty's condition is good and bad, and no one can say for ......sure."

Chu Yaocen smiled faintly and said, "I have a plan to make my aunt feel at ease, but I don't know what my aunt's mind is." ”